Two people were killed Monday morning after a car went the wrong way on Interstate 283 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County.

The crash happened about 6 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 283 near the Turnpike interchange.

Investigators said the driver of a silver Hyundai Accent was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. The Hyundai hit a Volkswagen Jetta head-on.

Neither car had any passengers and the drivers died on impact, state police said.

The driver the Volkswagen was a Mike Kelliher, 59, from the Jonestown area, state police said. The driver of the Accent was Marshall Black, 53.

"With both drivers being deceased and us not having any witnesses at this time, we don't know exactly why the driver may have been traveling in the wrong direction. Hopefully we can figure it out," said Trooper Rob Hicks.